Scope: Extensive provisions for Henry VIII powers in the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill 2017 (hereinafter, the “Repeal Bill”) […]
Human Rights Act 1998
A good deal of the legal and constitutional interest generated by Brexit has so far, perhaps unsurprisingly, focussed […]
The UK Government’s announcement that it intends to repeal the European Communities Act 1972 (ECA) through the Great […]
Does the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of R (on the application of Miller) v […]
Euroscepticism – usually framed as an argument from national sovereignty – was an important driving force behind Brexit, […]
Many celebrated Miller’s outcome, imposing a Parliamentary “brake” (however brief) on the triggering of Article 50. But the […]
The Supreme Court decision in Kennedy v Charity Commission was striking from many points of view. Mr Kennedy […]
Introductions When I teach UK constitutional law to my students we often discuss the relationship between UK parliamentary […]
The recent Supreme Court Case of R (Johnson) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, [2016] UKSC 56, appears […]
There is no reason to repeal the Human Rights Act and the government’s manifesto commitment to do so […]